News
Hitch honored for community development
Dwight Hitch, a lawyer who has chaired the Wilmore Community Development Board for 16 years, has retired from that role and been honored by the ...
Randy Patrick, Author at Jessamine Journal - Page 5 of 17
Randy Patrick is a reporter for Bluegrass Newsmedia, which includes The Jessamine Journal. He may be reached at 859-759-0015 or by email at randy.patrick@bluegrassnewsmedia.com.
Jessamine County
Al-Anon group revived via phone calls
For many years, friends and relatives of alcoholics in Jessamine County could get support through Al-Anon meetings, first in Nicholasville, and more recently, in Wilmore. ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 1:52 pm
COVID-19
Daughter of veteran who died of COVD shares respect for his other ‘family’ at Thomson-Hood
John Payne was an Air Force veteran who served during the Korean War and whose final battle was against an unseen enemy, but he wasn’t ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 1:10 pm
COVID-19
‘Horrific and devastating’: State officials reflect on Thomson-Hood tragedy
On May 29, Thomson-Hood Veterans Center had a parade for its residents. It happened to be resident Bobby Rorer’s 96th birthday, and his family celebrated ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 12:59 pm
COVID-19
First responders first priority in Jessamine for new vaccine
First responders are expected to be the first in Jessamine County to receive the new Randy Gooch, the county’s public health director, said last Thursday. ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 5:38 pm
Jessamine County
Christmas decorating winners announced
And the winners are … The Jessamine County Chamber of Commerce’s Light Up Jessamine County Christmas decorating contest winners have been announced. Mitchell Pearson, the ...
by Randy Patrick, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 5:35 pm
Jessamine County
Study: 4 percent of Jessamine students were homeless in 2019-20
There were fewer Jessamine County children in poverty in 2014-18 than in the previous five years, but more in deep poverty, and the number of ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:27 pm
COVID-19
Thomson-Hood has no new COVID cases
After a deadly COVID outbreak at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center infected one in five of its residents, there have been no new cases involving residents there ...
by Randy Patrick, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:26 pm
business
Coffee @ Oak & Main opens this week
Something good is brewing in downtown Nicholasville. There’s a new coffee house at 223 N. Main St. Kara Hoagland, owner of the @ Oak & ...
by Randy Patrick, Sunday, December 13, 2020 4:51 pm
Jessamine County
AdventureServe leader shacks up to call attention to people in need
On a cold, bright Wednesday, Andy Bathje sits on the porch of a rough wooden shack at the corner of Wilmore’s Main Street and Lexington ...